Region: Southern Europe · Coordinates: 39.288, 22.388 · 8 events
| Year | Source | Account |
|---|---|---|
| 454 BC | Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War | Athens marches as far as Pharsalus to restore the exiled Thessalian king Orestes, but cavalry stops it and it returns without result |
| 424 BC | Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War | With a Thessalian escort he reaches Pharsalus in a day and camps by the Apidanus River |
| 364 BC | Plutarch's Parallel Lives | He gathers an army at Pharsalus and marches against Alexander |
| 48 BC | Plutarch's Parallel Lives | After going down to the plain of Pharsalus, Pompey holds a council of war under pressure |
| 48 BC | Plutarch's Parallel Lives | With the plain full of horses and men and the signal raised, a centurion on Caesar's side rushes out first |
| 48 BC | Plutarch's Parallel Lives | As soon as the tents are struck, scouts report that the enemy is coming down to the plain |
| 48 BC | Plutarch's Parallel Lives | After the defeat at Pharsalus, Brutus slips away through a gate leading to marsh and reed country |
| 48 BC | Suetonius, Lives of the Caesars | He defeated Pompey at the battle of Pharsalus. |